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Terrorists
Topic Started: Saturday, 2. June 2007, 18:36 (60 Views)
MickCook
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This post is not about Islamic terrorists, nor about the I.R.A. Rather it is about those who use violent means to try and impose their will - people we term "terrorist".

If someone were to point a gun at you and threaten to blow large holes in you, or were to appear to have a bomb strapped to them, you would feel that you are not having a good day. Fear is what the terrorist relies on. Fear is the method the terrorist uses to get his (or her) agenda across perhaps because any other means is not good enough. For all I know they may be just too lazy to use the democratic process, or some other forum that may be open to them. But I digress.

Some nut dressed in black and running around with an AK47 shouting, "You bombed our cities..." is the kind of image one has of a Chuck Norris movie. But when it's for real it can be quite frightening, even if at the time you may be thinking, "Hold on a minute, I don't recall flying over Baghdad and flushing the toilet!" We haven't bombed anyone and we do not even like the idea of killing. Nevertheless, the terrorist is there and he's trying to frighten us.

When threatened with pain and or death, we may indeed have good reason to feel a little more than slightly nervous. No human brain welcomes the idea of a sudden cessation of activity in this present life. I dare say we are all kind of attached to the idea of living, so fear of death is in this sense understandable. As Arnold Rimmer once said, "The best most of us can expect is watch that bus... what bus... splat!" In this case a death is quite sudden. There's no threat. Perhaps that's the end many of us would prefer.

Why fear death in the first place. Yes, the human brain has its functions that will cause trembling and sweat when threatened with sudden demise, but what is there to fear? Some day I'm going to pop my clogs as in, "Game Over". It will happen, but it will only happen to my physical body. It will not happen to my spiritual soul that will continue to love God and my neighbour. When I go to face God, I would like to be pleasing to him. He loves me, He has forgiven much but I have never killed and I have never rejected Him. I should fear God more than death, and God is loving.

It is because of my faith in Jesus Christ, because of my love for God that I offer to the terrorist - no matter what his (or her) cause - the British two finger salute together with a dirty great raspberry!
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Mick
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PJD


old saying - live by sword, die by sword.

also most bullies are said to be cowards really.

PJD
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PJD
Jun 2 2007, 08:57 PM
old saying - live by sword, die by sword.

also most bullies are said to be cowards really.

PJD

Amen to that, PJD.

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Mick
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Yes, Mick, I agree with your post in principle. Our whole Catholic faith is about preparing for death (I think), and our concern when we die should be whether our souls are fit for Heaven. I'd be pretty angry though (a bit of British understatement here), with any terrorist who would take me away from my loved ones if I was involved in any terrorist attack. I have a fear, for example, that my kids would have to grow up without a Mum.

I believe this is part of the argument for celibacy in the priesthood, so that in the event of persecution or martyrhood dependants do not have to be taken into account.
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